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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Oct 21

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

747 head

▲ 217 vs last sale 530▲ 5 vs year ago 742 · +0.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

604 head

▲ 194 vs last sale 410▲ 137 vs year ago 467 · +29.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Demand was good on a heavy supply. This was the largest Wednesday run for the year as concerns about pasture conditions and colder weather brought many to town.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,510	81.44	1,230	91
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	55.33	788	164
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	53.26	643	203
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	44.92	453	284

Every lot

40 lots · USDA AMS · Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - West Plains, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,298	72.47/cwt	69.00–75.00	941	14
Bulls	—	—	1,482	79.93/cwt	74.00–86.00	1,185	53
Bulls	—	—	1,697	90.02/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,528	24
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	854	28.01/cwt	23.00–30.00	239	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	889	37.95/cwt	32.00–41.00	337	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	45.49/cwt	41.00–48.00	470	160
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	50.74/cwt	48.00–56.00	535	69
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	60.49/cwt	57.00–67.00	704	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	49.79/cwt	47.00–52.00	594	68
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	54.05/cwt	52.00–57.50	660	115
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	51.63/cwt	47.00–54.00	716	70
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	56.50/cwt	54.00–61.00	809	73
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	63.60/cwt	61.00–67.00	967	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	820	357.82/cwt	300.00–425.00	2,934	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	897	643.17/cwt	500.00–675.00	5,769	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	949	593.17/cwt	400.00–750.00	5,629	50
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	955	866.00/cwt	700.00–900.00	8,270	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	959	54.20/cwt	54.00–56.00	520	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,023	572.09/cwt	400.00–700.00	5,852	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,075	891.55/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	9,584	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,118	850.97/cwt	750.00–950.00	9,514	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,149	979.57/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	11,255	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,181	842.57/cwt	600.00–975.00	9,951	66
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,229	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,977	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	1,053.07/cwt	975.00–1,200.00	12,963	68
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,243	785.36/cwt	650.00–875.00	9,762	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,258	54.22/cwt	52.00–58.00	682	15
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	97.35/cwt	80.00–111.00	829	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	874	72.68/cwt	66.00–82.50	635	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	894	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	536	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	969	57.37/cwt	48.00–65.00	556	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,057	79.92/cwt	66.00–92.50	845	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,119	56.48/cwt	47.50–68.00	632	20
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	805	518.75/cwt	450.00–600.00	4,176	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	916	860.00/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	7,878	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	1,370.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,400.00	16,289	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	1,520.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,600.00	18,620	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,238	1,016.67/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	12,586	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	575.00/cwt	500.00–650.00	3,881	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	769.08/cwt	750.00–800.00	6,299	8

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - West Plains, MO

Wed Oct 21, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 747Last week 530Year ago 742

Replacement CattleReceipts 604Last week 410Year ago 467

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,023	400.00–700.00	572.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	50	—	949	400.00–750.00	593.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	897	500.00–675.00	643.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	—	959	54.00–56.00	54.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	66	—	1,181	600.00–975.00	842.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	—	1,258	52.00–58.00	54.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	—	955	700.00–900.00	866.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,243	650.00–875.00	785.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	1,149	900.00–1,050.00	979.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	68	—	1,231	975.00–1,200.00	1,053.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	—	820	300.00–425.00	357.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,118	750.00–950.00	850.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,075	800.00–1,025.00	891.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,229	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	969	48.00–65.00	57.37
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	894	60.00	60.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,057	66.00–92.50	79.92
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	852	80.00–111.00	97.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,119	47.50–68.00	56.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	874	66.00–82.50	72.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	805	450.00–600.00	518.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,238	950.00–1,100.00	1,016.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,189	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,370.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,225	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,520.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	916	750.00–1,075.00	860.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	—	819	750.00–800.00	769.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	675	500.00–650.00	575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,431	54.00–61.00	56.50
70	—	1,387	47.00–54.00	51.63
21	—	1,520	61.00–67.00	63.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,222	52.00–57.50	54.05
20	—	1,164	57.00–67.00	60.49
68	—	1,193	47.00–52.00	49.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,054	48.00–56.00	50.74
44	—	889	32.00–41.00	37.95
11	—	854	23.00–30.00	28.01
160	—	1,033	41.00–48.00	45.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,482	74.00–86.00	79.93
24	—	1,697	85.00–98.00	90.02
14	—	1,298	69.00–75.00	72.47

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.